Tour Down Under 2013: stage one - gallery

Tour Down Under 2013: stage one - gallery

Clear blue skies, brilliant sunshine, and victory for Andre Greipel. It must be the Tour Down Under.

The German powerhouse wasted little time in stamping his authority on a race he has won twice, finishing off the work of a highly disciplined Lotto-Belisol sprint train in convincing style.

Despite the efficiency of Greipel’s victory, however, the opening stage was far from dull, with a courageous attack from a young, home rider in the colours of UniSA, Jordan Kerby, and serious assaults on the intermediate sprints from a host of overall contenders, including defending champion, Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE), Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM), and Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing).

With previous editions of the race decided by a handful of seconds, and Gerrans claiming victory last year on countback, it’s clear that none of the riders hoping to end the race in the ochre jersey will be taking chances.

We welcome back to RCUK, Stefano Sirotti, who’ll be our man with the lens at each of this season’s WorldTour races. Here’s his first gallery of the season.

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